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Hi all,

Here is my e28 520i from 1985. Bought it in July 2017 in the Netherlands. This thread will be picture heavy





Did not take long, and I mounted e12 mirrors















Bit later I bagged it on TA Technix air suspension and bought some AC Schnitzer Rims in 9x17 et33 with 20mm spacer and 10x17 et33 with a 15mm spacer.













Then I got a Nardi wheel



And I made some stripes







Later I fitted a Zender Frontspoiler:











Bought some daily wheels:



As well as French front headlights which I restored











Some more pictures:















And because I had a crash with my daily (e46 330i m54b30), I had a perfect engine for the e28

So the full restauration of my e28 started in 2018:

Brakes:

• BMW e34 540i Brakes Rear
• BMW e34 540i Brakes Front
• Fischer stahlflex flexible brake lines
• New Kunifer Brake lines
• BMW e90 brakebooster
• New Handbrake cables

Fuel:

• New Polyamid Fuel lines
• QSP Fuelpump
• BMW e46 m3 fuel pressure regulator housing
• BMW e46 330i fuel regulator
• Restored my fuel tank

Suspension:

• BMW e31 Control arms
• e28goodies Control arms
• New Lemförder droplinks
• BMW e34 rear axle
• New PU bushings from Strongflex (rear)
• Driveshafts restored + new grease
• All new bolts from Sperber Classic

Other:

• e28goodies short shifter
• e28goodies Motormounts
• BMW e38 oil pickup tube
• M54b30 Engine
• M50b25 Oilpan
• BMW e46 electronic Gaspedal

Electrical

• Put the Battery into the trunk
• New fusebox in the trunk
• New Main harness

Chassis:

• Shaved Engine Bay
• New paint in the engine bay [Work in Progress]
• Fixed some rust

Interieur:

• Removed old insulation
• New Paint
• Insulated with Alubutyl

And some more pictures:

Sperber-classic Bolts:



Drive shaft:




Fuel pump:





Interior:







Chassis:










Engine Bay:








Suspension:








Brake lines:





Electronic Gas pedal



Trunk:




That was the whole progress from the last 3 years.

Next steps will be to paint the engine bay, making the main driveshaft, some small electrical work, and exhaust

Hope you liked the progress and the work

That bare interior is CLEAN! Looks like a lot of love and money- enjoy your chariot.

You do fantastic work. I love the chrome E12 mirrors. Not a fan of the stance.

Thanks for sharing!

Damn this thing rules. everything looks fantastic

muleskinner wrote: Oct 20, 2020 1:35 PM https://youtu.be/F_iJ28iXwo0

Bonsaibacker wrote: Oct 21, 2020 7:37 AM That bare interior is CLEAN! Looks like a lot of love and money- enjoy your chariot.

Thanks, yes was quite a lot of work, especially since it's the first time I am restoring a car

cek wrote: Oct 21, 2020 11:26 AM You do fantastic work. I love the chrome E12 mirrors. Not a fan of the stance.

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks a lot The mirrors were one of the first mods I did, as the original ones were very badly painted. And luckily I found new e12 mirrors for a very good price. Yes the stance is not for everybody

BDKawey wrote: Oct 23, 2020 10:40 AM Damn this thing rules. everything looks fantastic

Thank you


Currently I am working on the airlines, and my DIY air suspension management system. This Friday, I will paint the engine bay as well, hopefully turns out good, first time using a real spray gun I also have the Zender side skirts and the rear "bumper". Not sure if I will mount it, the rear one looks kind of weird. I like the sideskirts tho.

So after quite some time, I have another update here as well

Engine bay is painted:



Engine is fitted:





the e90 brake booster with 2002 reservoir:



Rest of the engine has been fitted, and first time outside of the garage:





With my daily e82 125i:



and getting it street legal:



230hp and 314nm

oh and the money shot

Great work! Beautiful car! I love that you smoothed out the engine bay. The M54 looks sweet!

Hey nick, I’m new to the forum so I apologize if there is a better way to get a hold of you but I was wondering if I could pick your brain about how you wired the m54b30 in. I’d really like to do something similar to my 1981 528i e12. The first five forum has had a few threads of people saying they were going to do the swap with a m54 but no follow up. Just curious as to what challenges there are wiring and with engine management. Also your e28 is my favorite build I’ve come across very clean.